Neolithic period

Lot 3017. An archaic jade blade, Neolithic period; 20 cm. Lot sold: 52,920 HKD (Estimate: 30,000 - 50,000 HKD). © 2023 Sotheby's. Provenance: Gujin Ge Gallery, Hong Kong, acquired before 1987. Sotheby's. Chinese Art Online: A Private Asian Collection, Hong Kong, 19 January 2023 

Lot 400. A rare painted pottery 'bird' vessel, Neolithic period; l. 14.2 cm, h. 10 cm. Lot sold: 37,800 HKD (Estimate: 30,000 - 40,000 HKD). © 2022 Sotheby's. The dating of this lot is consistent with the result of a thermoluminescence test, Oxford Authentication Ltd., no. C105k26. The age of this product is consistent with the results of Oxford thermoluminescence detection (No. C105k26). Provenance: Collection of Julius Eberhardt (1936-2012), Vienna. Note: Modelled with an... [Lire la suite]

Lot 153. A ceremonial jade blade, Neolithic period, ca. 2500-2000 BC. Length 34 cm, 13⅜ in. Lot sold: 37,800 GBP (Estimate: 20,000 - 30,000 GBP). © 2022 Sotheby's. carved from caramel-coloured stone with lighter and darker veins, with a large hole towards the narrow end and smaller hole near the upper edge. Provenance: R.H. Ellsworth, New York, 1April 1988. Literature: Jessica Rawson, Chinese Jade from the Neolithic to the Qing, London, 1995, pl. 10:20. Note: This... [Lire la suite]

Lot 152. A mottled stone axe, Neolithic period, Songze or Liangzhu culture. Length 14.2 cm, 5⅝ in. Lot sold: 1,764 GBP (Estimate: 1,000 - 1,500 GBP). © 2022 Sotheby's. of flattened section, with softly beveled edges, pierced at one end with a large circular aperture. Provenance: R.H. Ellsworth, New York, 14th January 1987.  Literature: Jessica Rawson, Chinese Jade from the Neolithic to the Qing, London, 1995, pl. 10:7. Sotheby's. HOTUNG | 何東 The Personal... [Lire la suite]

Lot 151. A black stone axe, Neolithic period. Length 18.4 cm, 7¼ in. Lot sold: 3,780 GBP (Estimate: 3,000 - 5,000 GBP). © 2022 Sotheby's. of rounded rectangular form, the slightly flared blade pierced at the narrow 'butt' end with a circular aperture, with another drilled hole in the butt forming a notch beside it, the dark stone with calcification and erosion at one corner and flecks to the body. Provenance: Pin Chen Tang, Hong Kong, October 1987. Literature: Jessica... [Lire la suite]

Lot 149. A  jade axe section, Neolithic period, possibly Liangzhu culture. Length 14.7 cm, 5¾ in. Lot sold: 3,780 GBP (Estimate: 3,000 - 5,000 GBP). © 2022 Sotheby's. of rounded rectangular form, with a hole towards one end, the stone calcified to an opaque creamy colour with grey flecks, a deep groove running the length of the stone. Provenance: Luen Chai Curios, Hong Kong, 14th September 1988. Literature: Jessica Rawson, Chinese Jade from the Neolithic to the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 146. A jade pendant, huang, Neolithic period, circa 2500 BC. Length 12.3 cm, 4⅞ in. Lot sold: 3,276 GBP (Estimate: 2,000 - 3,000 GBP). © 2022 Sotheby's. carved from pale green stone with flecks of brown, of flattened arc-shape, with one small hole at one end, and two small holes at the other. Provenance: Luen Chai Curios, Hong Kong, 12th November 1990. Literature: Jessica Rawson, Chinese Jade from the Neolithic to the Qing, London, 1995, pl. 15:13. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 145. A stone 'stepped' axe, Neolithic period, Liangzhu culture (c. 3300-2250 BC); 24.5 cm, 9⅝ in. Lot sold: 3,780 GBP (Estimate: 3,000 - 4,000 GBP). © 2022 Sotheby's. the elongated square-section blade with a sharp-angled cutting edge at one end, and a stepped 'tang' or handle-fitting at the other, the grey-green stone with calcified surface. Provenance: Pin Chen Tang, Hong Kong, 30th November 1987. Literature: Jessica Rawson, Chinese Jade from the Neolithic to the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 144. A quartz slit ring, jue, Neolithic period, South-East China, c. 3500 - 2500 B.C. Width 5.4 cm, 2⅛ in. Lot sold: 2,016 GBP (Estimate: 1,000 - 1,500 GBP). © 2022 Sotheby's. the stone of a creamy white colour, carved as a ring with a large central hole drilled from both sides, with an animal straddling the outer edge, a small aperture drilled through the ring just below the animal's heathe stone of a milky-white colour, of flattened shape with a large hole to the centre, the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 295. A small painted pottery jar, Neolithic period, Majiayao culture, Banshan phase, c. 1500 B.C. Height 14 cm, 5½ in. Lot sold: 3,528 GBP (Estimate: 1,000 - 2,000 GBP). © 2022 Sotheby's. the bulging hipped form with waisted neck and flared rim, set with a pair of strap handles to each side of the neck, painted overall with a checkerboard diaper divided into panels by vertical serrated strips. Provenance: Galaxie Art & Gift Co., Hong Kong,... [Lire la suite]